Politifact.com: Statements from Sovereign Citizens Unitedhttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/sovereign-citizens-united/Statements from Sovereign Citizens United reviewed by Politifact.comen-usFri, 02 Sep 2011 06:00:00 -0400 Sovereign Citizens United - Did group get it right by calling caucus socialists?http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2011/sep/02/sovereign-citizens-united/did-group-get-it-right-calling-caucus-socialists/The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Did group get it right by calling caucus socialists?
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<p> In today&rsquo;s acerbic political environment, labels are constantly being placed on elected officials to define them as extreme, out-of-touch or just nuts. Our colleagues at PolitiFact Oregon recently investigated one controversial label placed on several dozen members of Congress since it included two of that state&rsquo;s representatives. A Pennsylvania-based group called Sovereign Citizens United claimed on its website that members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus are &quot;socialists who are openly serving in the U.S. Congress.&quot; The 77-member caucus includes longtime U.S. Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat from Atlanta, and U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, ...</p> <a href="/georgia/statements/2011/sep/02/sovereign-citizens-united/did-group-get-it-right-calling-caucus-socialists/">>> More</a>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 06:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/georgia/statements/2011/sep/02/sovereign-citizens-united/did-group-get-it-right-calling-caucus-socialists/